2019 PGA Championship: Everything you need to know

BYDaniel Wilco | PGA.com,May 19th, 2019·

The 2019 PGA Championship is the 101st playing of the tournament, which first started in 1916.

Regularly featuring the strongest field based on the Official World Golf Ranking, the PGA is the only all-professional major championship with 156 players competing annually for one of golf’s most prized possessions, the Wanamaker Trophy.

Here is everything you need to know about the 2019 tournament and the history of the PGA Championship:

When is the 2019 PGA Championship?

The 2019 PGA Championship will take place from Monday, May 13 through Sunday, May 19, 2019, with the first round starting Thursday, May 16. This is the first time that the PGA Championship will take place in May since 1949. It was previously played as the last major of the season.

Where is the 2019 PGA Championship?

The tournament will be played at Bethpage Black Course in Long Island, New York.

How does the PGA Championship cut rule work?

The top 70 players (including ties) make the cut. Any player in 71st place or worse is cut.

Every player who makes the cut can finish all four rounds since there isn't a second cut.

The PGA Championship has the same cut rule as The Open Championship.

The Masters keeps the top 50 players but also has a 10-shot rule, allowing all players within 10 shots of the lead to make the cut, and the U.S. Open's cut is the top 60 players (including ties).

How much do you make for winning the PGA Championship?

The winner will earn almost $2 million: $1,980,000. The purse is $11 million. Both totals are the same as in 2018, when Brooks Koepka won at Bellerive Country Club. Players making the cut but finishing below 70th will be paid in diminishing increments of $100 each ($19,500; $19,400, etc.). Players missing the cut and finishing 36 holes will get $3,100 each. Any player who makes the cut but doesn't submit at 72-hole score will also receive $3,100.

Here is the total prize money for 2019:

Place | Amount

1st | $1,980,000

2nd | $1,188,000

3rd | $748,000

4th | $528,000

5th | $450,500

6th | $380,000

7th | $343,650

8th | $319,600

9th | $295,600

10th | $272,380

11th | $251,590

12th | $242,400

13th | $214,800

14th | $199,050

15th | $184,280

16th | $170,700

17th | $161,000

18th | $152,000

19th | $143,000

20th | $134,000

21st | $125,000

22nd | $116,000

23rd | $107,000

24th | $100,000

25th | $93,000

26th | $87,000

27th | $82,000

28th | $77,000

29th | $74,000

30th | $71,000

31st | $68,000

32nd | $65,000

33rd | $62,000

34th | $59,000

35th | $56,000

36th | $53,000

37th | $50,000

38th | $48,000

39th | $46,000

40th | $44,000

41st | $42,000

42nd | $40,000

43rd | $38,000

44th | $36,000

45th | $34,000

46th | $32,000

47th | $30,250

48th | $28,500

49th | $27,500

50th | $26,500

51st | $25,500

52nd | $25,000

53rd | $24,500

54th | $24,000

55th | $23,500

56th | $23,000

57th | $22,500

58th | $22,200

59th | $21,900

60th | $21,600

61st | $21,400

62nd | $21,200

63rd | $21,000

64th | $20,800

65th | $20,600

66th | $20,400

67th | $20,200

68th | $20,000

69th | $19,800

70th | $19,600

What is the history behind Bethpage Black Course?

This will be the first time that the course will host the PGA Championship, but the 2002 and 2009 U.S. Opens were played here, and it is scheduled to host the 2024 Ryder Cup.

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Who will play in the 2019 PGA Championship?

Players must meet one of 12 qualifications to play in the PGA Championship. Here is who qualifies:

All former winners of the PGA Championship

Winners of the past five Masters (2015-2019)

Winners of the past five U.S. Opens (2014-2018)

Winners of the past five Open Championships (2014-2018)

Winners of the past three Players Championships (2017-2019)

The top 15 finishers at the 2018 PGA Championship

The top 20 finishers at the 2019 PGA Professional Championship

The top 70 players who have earned the most PGA Championship Points from the 2018 The Players Championship through the 2019 PGA Tour event (ending May 5, 2019).

Playing members of the last-named U.S. and European Ryder Cup teams (2018) provided they remain within the top 100 on the Official World Golf Ranking as of May 5, 2019.

Winners of PGA TOUR co-sponsored or approved tournaments, whose victories are considered official, from the 2018 Players Championship to the 2019 PGA Championship.

The PGA of America reserves the right to invite additional players not included in the categories listed above.

If necessary to complete the field, those players beyond the top 70 players who have earned the most PGA Championship Points from the 2018 The Players Championship through the 2019 PGA Tour event ending May 5, 2019 in order of their position on such list.

Who won the 2018 PGA Championship?

Brooks Koepka won his third major at the 2018 PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club last year. Koepka shot a 16-under to hold off Tiger Woods, who finished second with a 14-under after shooting a 6-under 64 Sunday. Scroll to the end of this article to view all past champions.

What does the winner of the PGA Championship get?

The winner gets to hoist the Wanamaker Trophy, which weighs 27 pounds and is 28 inches tall, making it the largest of the four major championship trophies. It is named after Rodman Wanamaker, the founder of the Professional Golfers’ Association of America, who paid for the first tournament and donated the first trophy. The PGA champions also receives the largest share of the winner’s purse. In 2018, the purse was $11 million, and Koepka got $1,980,000 for his win.

Who are the past winners of the PGA Championship?

Jack Nicklaus and Walter Hagen hold the record for the most PGA Championship wins with five each. Here is the list of all former winners: